Clinical Pharmacist-Inpatient Pharmacy

Pharmacist works out of the Seattle campus, primarily within the inpatient and satellite inpatient pharmacies focusing on inpatient care. Reviews and monitors drug therapy, provides professional advice and consultative services, educates peers, patients, and families, documents care in the medical record according to standard operating procedures, and continually integrates new knowledge and technology to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care provided to Veterans.

Duties will vary by grade, but at the GS-11 level: Promotes pharmaceutical care service to Veterans in medical center clinics and on inpatient wards. Provides prescription dispensing and controlled substance and high-cost drug accountability. Reviews, interprets, and verifies medication orders for clinical appropriateness; collaborates with the providers at the front end of the prescription order process to improve patient outcomes; reviews patient's medications, allergies, labs and other pertinent information from the medical record for appropriate drug selection, dosing, contraindications, and potential interactions; contacts providers as appropriate. Proactively collaborates with providers regarding medication therapy including anticoagulation management, renal dose adjustment, pharmacokinetic monitoring and dose adjustment, pain management, electrolyte and glycemic management, parenteral nutrition management, IV to PO conversions, sedation/analgesia management, and antimicrobial stewardship i.e. vancomycin per pharmacy. Documents clinical pharmacy activities in the electronic health record (EHR) including therapeutic changes and recommendations with appropriate encounter information according to pharmacy standard operating procedure.

Completes medication reconciliation upon admission, transfer, and discharge, ensures the patient's medication profile is updated, and documents appropriate transitions in care. Provides medication counseling and verifies patient understanding of the medication, its intended purpose, proper use, expected outcomes, and how to obtain refills/renewals. Critically evaluates and completes non-formulary medication requests by using evidence-based decision making.

Participates in quality improvement and patient safety programs including patient incident and adverse event reporting, medication use evaluations, drug alerts, drug recalls, drug shortage mitigation, pharmacy related clinical performance measures, and other projects related to patient outcomes. Maintains knowledge and practice to help ensure full compliance with medical center accreditation standards and other regulatory requirements. Assists in medical emergencies by participating in code blue events.

Trains, educates, and precepts pharmacy residents and/or pharmacy students. Provides support to and oversight of technical staff in aspects of medication distribution. When assigned, serves as Pharmacist-in-Charge in the absence of a supervisor to ensure continuity of patient care and pharmacy operations.

Performs other functions as assigned by supervisor. Work Schedule: Night Shift 10:00pm-8:00am. Sunday-Wednesday with occasional Holidays.

Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 41491-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.